Barclays Capital

Barclays Capital has upgraded Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN) to Overweight, $35 PT.

In a late night post on New York Times Dealbook, Andrew Ross Sorkin, wrote a post talking about the "evilness" of ETFs. Sorkin interviewed Doug Kass, of Seabreeze Partners Management and other hedge fund managers about leveraged ETFs, and the supposed volatility they have caused in recent weeks...

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to testify in his semi-annual address before Congress on Wednesday, and will likely face difficult questions as the country continues to struggle. With unemployment above 9% and a slow recovery from the the financial meltdown of 2007-8, the...

Barclays has upgraded F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) from Equal-weight to Overweight and has raised the price target from $100 to $125.

The Carlyle Group is set to make its first direct investment in Indonesia: the private equity firm reportedly is close to acquiring a 25% stake in GarudaFood for about $200 million. Jakarta-based GarudaFood sells instant food and snacks internationally. The deal would value the whole company at...

AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) is expected to announce its Q1 earnings report after the bells ring on Wednesday, April 27. Analysts are predicting earnings per share to be $1.52, up from $1.41 a year ago. In the last week, the Q1 earnings estimate was reduced by $0.01. AFLAC is the largest provider of...

Barclays has upgraded Mellanox (NASDAQ: MLNX) from Equal Weight to Overweight and has raised the price target from $25 to $32.

Analysts at Barclays Capital upgrade Verigy Ltd (NASDAQ: VRGY) from "underweight" to "equal weight." The target price for VRGY has been raised from $12 to $15. VRGY's shares lost 1.05% to close at $13.25 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Barclays Capital upgrade Janus Capital Group Inc (NYSE: JNS) from "underweight" to "overweight." The target price for JNS has been raised from $11 to $16. JNS' shares gained 1.20% to close at $11.78 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Barclays Capital upgrade Buckeye Partners LP (NYSE: BPL) from "underweight" to "equal weight." The target price for BPL is set to $71. BPL's shares lost 2.01% to close at $66.46 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Barclays Capital downgrade Inergy LP (NYSE: NRGY) from "overweight" to "equal weight." The target price for NRGY has been reduced from $42 to $40. NRGY's shares gained 0.89% to close at $38.50 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Barclays Capital upgrade Statoil ASA (NYSE: STO) from "equal weight" to "overweight." STO's shares gained 2.66% to close at $21.64 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Barclays Capital downgrade The Kroger Co (NYSE: KR) from "overweight" to "equal weight." The target price for KR has been reduced from $24 to $21. KR's shares lost 9.35% to close at $21.63 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Analysts at Barclays Capital upgrade Rowan Companies Inc (NYSE: RDC) from "equal weight" to "overweight." The target price for RDC has been raised from $37 to $40. RDC's shares lost 2.35% to close at $30.32 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here